Conferences
Safe Patient Care Conference 2023
"Assessing the Present and Planning for the Future.“
Sponsored by Area D HSE SARI Infection Prevention and Control Committee, this conference took place in UCC on 23rd June. It included an exciting line-up of keynote speakers including from the AMRIC team and the Department of Public Health.
Presentation 1: Opening Address
Dr Anne Sheahan, Director of Public Health, Area D, Cork and Kerry
Presentation 2: The role of Health Protection
Louise Carlton, ADON Health Protection (HP), Area D, HSE
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Presentation 3: Public Health Update
Dr Peter Barret, Consultant in Public Health & Orla Bruton, Surveillance Scientist, Department of Public Health, Area D, HSE
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Presentation 4: Current Challenges
Dr Frank O’ Riordan, Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Mercy University Hospital
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Presentation 5: Point of Care Risk Assessment, Standard Precautions and Patient Placement and Practical approaches to Risk Assessment
Patricia Coughlan, CNM2 Community IPC Team/Eleanor McCarthy, ADON Infection Prevention and Control, Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare, HSE
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Presentation 6: Risk Assessment in the Built Environment
Brenda O’ Sullivan Connolly, Nurse Planning Officer, Capital & Estates Office HSE South
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Presentation 7: Psychological Resilience and Healthcare Worker wellbeing
Sinead Creedon, School of Public Health, UCC
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Presentation 8: Human Factors in the Healthcare Setting
Patricia Sheahan, Community Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Area D, HSE
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Presentation 9: Infection Prevention and Control/Health Protection Update
Josephine Galway, Director of Nursing, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention and Control Team, HSE
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Presentation 10: National Clinical Effectiveness Committee Guidelines and Risk
Dr Eimear Brannigan, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team
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Infection Prevention and Control 2017
Multi Drug Resistant Organism and Antimicrobial Stewardship
8th September 2017
The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers fromall disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in acute, residential and long term settings.
Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.
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Presentations 2017
Cork Safe Patient Care -Prof Martin Cormican
SPC Drugs and Drugs 2017 130617-Jo O Hora
Safe Patient Care “Bugs and Drugs”The ongoing challenge of MDROs and AMR
Antimicrobial Stewardship presentation 2017-Frank O Riordan
Safe Patient Care Presentation Sept 2017-Dr Anne Sheehan
SPC Drugs and Drugs 2017 barbara slevin final
UCC September 2017-Dr Deirdre O Brien
HIQA_AbxStewardship_UCC-Sean Egan
Cliodhna Ni Bhuachalla MDROs - Medical management and the role of AMS
Infection Prevention and Control - Keeping our residents safe 2016
Infection Prevention and Control- Keeping our residents safe
1st and 2nd of September 2016
The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers from all disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in residential and long term settings.
Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.
Participation in the course will ensure the educational requirements for staff specified in the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland (Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), 2009) are met.
Please click here to view the agenda: Agenda - Safe Patient Care - Keeping our residents safe 2016
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Presentations 2016 Keeping our residents safe
Thursday
It's your health - Dr John Gallagher
Safe Injection Practices- Sharps Mangement 2016
Let’s talk infection, why we should be worried? Dr Dan Corcoran
EMCA PP Presentation Sep 2016-Eileen Mc Auliffe
UCC IPC September 2016- Dr Deirdre O Brien
Management of Invasive Devices to Reduce Infections in LTC Sep 2016(1)-Niamh Mc
Cleaning: What, how and when in residential care Ms Joanne Crowley
Introduction to Infection Preven tion and Control Online Support
Friday:
Influenza :Preventing Outbreaks 2016
Challenges of Dealing with Outbreaks –The ‘FluLouise Carlton CNS
Let’s play dress up: Why, when and who?
Safe Patient Care2016IPC_DV-Patricia Coughlan
Antimicrobial Stewardship Managing common infections in LTCF
Infection Prevention and Control - Building Capabilities 2015
Dates: Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September 2015
Sponsors: SARI Funding Committee HSE- South (Cork and kerry).
The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers from all disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in acute care, residential care and general practice.
Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.
Participation in the course will ensure the educational requirements for staff specified in the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland (Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), 2009) are met.
The agenda can be found here:Final Agenda: Infection Prevention and Control- Building Capabilities 2015
Presentations: Building Capabilities Conference 2015
Thurday 3rd Sept 2015
Get the Point! (Safe Injection Practices & Sharps Management)
- Safe injection practices and sharps management -Fiona Barry 2015.
- Hand Hygiene, Lets get practical.
- It's your health
- Cleaning and Decontamination of the Environment and Equipment.pdf
- Clean up the mess
- Atishoo
- Lets play dress up
- Location, Location, Location Gemma Mc Carthy.pdf
- ..Where are we today
Friday4th Sept 2015
- Challenges of Dealing with Outbreaks.... The ’Flu Louise Carlton 2015
- Influenza, preventing outbreaks.
- Outbreak Management- the Flu. Catriona Murphy 2015
- The drugs don't work presentation 2015
- Resistance New Challenges Multidrug Resistant Organisms Acute and Community Set
- Can dust and water harm you?
- HIQA Sean Egan
- Location, Location, Location Gemma Mc Carthy.pdf